Wyoming ends season on 59-43 tournament loss

The University of Wyoming men’s basketball team
closed the 2013-14 campaign with a 59-43 loss to Texas A&M in Reed
Arena during Wednesday’s first round of the College Basketball
Invitational. The Cowboys (18-15, 9-9 MW) suffered a season-low output
on the offensive end, as the Aggies (18-15, 8-10 SEC) got off to a hot
start and never looked back.

“It’s
a shame the season had to end with one of our poorest games, but kudos
to Texas A&M and how they played tonight,” UW head coach Larry
Shyatt said. “I know our kids our disappointed with this poor showing,
but we are headed in the right direction. We have some good years ahead
of us with some of the pieces that we have in place.”

The
Cowboys managed just 43 points, including 14 in the paint, on 30
percent (14-of-47) from the field, as all three were season lows for
Wyoming. The Aggies started the game with a 13-2 run and extended the
lead to as many as 17 points in the first half and 26 points in the
second half as they never trailed. The Pokes hit 21 percent (5-of-24)
beyond the arc, but allowed 39 percent (21-of-54) from the field and 33
percent (7-of-21) from deep to Texas A&M. The Aggies earned a 41-22
advantage on the boards and forced the Cowboys to commit 15 turnovers.

Redshirt
senior guard Jerron Granberry finished with a team-high 10 points in
high final game for Wyoming, while fellow senior guard Nathan Sobey
ended his Cowboy career with nine. Sophomore guard Josh Adams broke a
streak of four 20-point games with five against the Aggies to go with
five rebounds and three assists.

The
Pokes managed just 16 points in the opening half for their lowest
first-half total this season. The Aggies jumped out to a 13-2 lead to
start the game and never looked back from there. Texas A&M extended
the lead to as many as 17 point midway through the half thanks to 27
percent (7-of-26) from the field in the first half for the Cowboys. UW
missed its first 10 three-point attempts of the half, before Granberry
started some momentum back toward the Pokes with back-to-back treys. The
Aggies still managed a 32-16 halftime lead, though, thanks to 52
percent (13-of-25) from the field and 40 percent (4-of-10) from deep.
After committing 10 or less turnovers in seven-straight games, the
Cowboys had eight in the first half.